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44 nurseries in Herefordshire

Every day nursery in the Herefordshire council area, best rated first, with the ones Ofsted rated Outstanding and what a place costs after the free hours.

44 day nurseries
9 rated Outstanding
5 with a new report card (11%)
2,223 places in total
£138 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Outstanding nurseries in Herefordshire

9 nurseries in the area are in our top band: rated Outstanding, or graded Strong standard or better across a new report card.

Top-band day nurseries in Herefordshire
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Beech House Nursery School Limited Hereford, HR1Outstanding26 September 2025116
2Whitchurch CE Primary School Nursery Ross-on-Wye, HR9Outstanding3 May 202452
3Busy Bees Nursery and Pre-school Hereford, HR3Outstanding27 March 202449
4Bargates Children's Centre Leominster, HR6Outstanding3 May 2023111
5Oak House Nursery School Ltd Ross On Wye, HR9Outstanding9 December 2022100
6Jack In The Box (Bosbury) Ltd @ Crib Cottage Bosbury, HR8Outstanding8 September 202211
7Broadlands Bright Sparks Playgroup Hereford, HR1Outstanding12 July 202224
8The Townsend Nursery Ledbury, HR8Outstanding8 July 202226
9Trinity Treetots Nursery Hereford, HR4Outstanding7 July 202235

Day nurseries in Herefordshire, best rated first

All 44 day nurseries in Herefordshire
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Beech House Nursery School Limited Hereford, HR1Outstanding26 September 2025116
2Whitchurch CE Primary School Nursery Ross-on-Wye, HR9Outstanding3 May 202452
3Busy Bees Nursery and Pre-school Hereford, HR3Outstanding27 March 202449
4Bargates Children's Centre Leominster, HR6Outstanding3 May 2023111
5Oak House Nursery School Ltd Ross On Wye, HR9Outstanding9 December 2022100
6Jack In The Box (Bosbury) Ltd @ Crib Cottage Bosbury, HR8Outstanding8 September 202211
7Broadlands Bright Sparks Playgroup Hereford, HR1Outstanding12 July 202224
8The Townsend Nursery Ledbury, HR8Outstanding8 July 202226
9Trinity Treetots Nursery Hereford, HR4Outstanding7 July 202235
10Lake View Nursery Ltd Hereford, HR2Strong standard in 5 of 65 March 202659
11Bizzie Lizzie's Hereford, HR3Expected standard in 5 of 617 November 202531
12Little Acorns Day Nursery Ltd Hereford, HR2Expected standard in all 614 January 202648
13Busy Bees Nursery and Creche Hereford, HR4Expected standard in all 612 December 202535
14Little Nestlings Hereford, HR4Good29 September 202540
15Bridges Childcare Wormbridge, HR2Good26 September 202552
16Merry Go Round @ Green Croft Hereford, HR2Good25 September 202563
17Hope for Children and their Families Bromyard, HR7Good24 September 202536
18Merry-Go-Round @ Riverside Hereford, HR2Good22 August 202570
19K.E.S Childcare Hereford, HR2Good13 June 202540
20The Gateway Nursery Hereford, HR1Good17 March 2025115
21Lollipops Nursery & Creche Hereford, HR4Good6 February 202586
22Little Orchard Day Nursery Kington, HR5Good23 January 202542
23Wyeside Day Nursery and Out of School Care Ltd Hereford, HR1Good20 November 202466
24Cabin Childcare Ltd Hereford, HR2Good16 September 202430
25Dilwyn Playgroup Hereford, HR4Good9 September 202413
26Marden Pre-school Hereford, HR1Good20 March 202480
27The Wye Nursery Hereford, HR2Good1 December 202338
28Honey Bees Day Nursery Leominster, HR6Good20 November 202353
29Highmore Hedgehogs Nursery Hereford, HR4Good9 June 202330
30Jack In The Box (Bosbury) Ltd Ledbury, HR8Good19 May 202324
31Bubbles Nursery Ledbury, HR8Good5 May 202350
32Hunderton Neighbourhood Nursery & Kids Club Hereford, HR2Good19 April 202367
33Llangrove Leapfrogs Ross-on-Wye, HR9Good16 January 202318
34St Paul's Childcare CIO Hereford, HR1Good26 September 202274
35Busy Bees Ledbury Ledbury, HR8Good22 September 202216
36Orleton Pre-School Ludlow, SY8Good8 September 202230
37Whitecross Day Nursery Hereford, HR4Good28 July 202286
38Bizzie Lizzies Pre-School Hereford, HR3Good13 July 202224
39Spring Gate Nursery School Ross-on-Wye, HR9Needs attention in 6 of 623 April 202629
40Abacus 2000 Nursery School Ross-on-Wye, HR9Not yet gradedNot yet41
41Holmer Preschool and Afterschool Club Hereford, HR4Not yet gradedNot yet95
42Lucton School Nursery Leominster, HR6Not yet gradedNot yet42
43Mini Malvern Nursery Malvern, WR13Not yet gradedNot yet70
44St Joseph's Nursery Ross-on-Wye, HR9Not yet gradedNot yet6

How the ranking works: our ranking policy. What the grades mean: Ofsted report cards explained.

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Nursery fees in Herefordshire

What day nurseries in West Midlands charge on average. Fees in Herefordshire itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, West Midlands, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age25 hours a week50 hours a week
Under 2£175no funded hours£142after 30 funded hours
2 years old£171no funded hours£138after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old£66after the free 15 hours£133after 30 funded hours

Regional average, not any one nursery's price. Source: Coram Childcare Survey 2026. Work out your own monthly cost.

30 hours free childcare in Herefordshire

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in Herefordshire as anywhere in England. Every day nursery listed here is registered with Ofsted, which is what a nursery needs to offer them.

Check which hours your child can get

WhoFree hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits15 hours

Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.

Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.

Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.